Three wins in Hungary depart Toprak Razgatlioglu’s win streak on 9 races as WorldSBK enters its summer season break, however the Turkish rider says he’s “not targeted on the championship”.
Razgatlioglu was capable of open up 12 factors on Nicolo Bulega, from whom he took the factors lead for the primary time in 2025 after his Race 2 win at Donington, when the Italian completed solely thirteenth within the Superpole Race at Balaton Park.
In Race 2, the Razgatlioglu-Bulega top-two commonplace that has been set in 2025 was resumed with Razgatlioglu forward of Bulega, that means one other 5 factors had been added to the reigning World Superbike Champion’s benefit.
Regardless of the constructive weekend from a factors standpoint, Razgatlioglu says he’s targeted “race-by-race”.
“I’m not targeted on the championship, I’m wanting race-by-race; this is essential for me,” Toprak Razgatlioglu instructed WorldSBK.com after Race 2 in Hungary.
“The subsequent race is at Magny-Cours and final yr I didn’t race there.
“I’ll attempt to get a hat-trick there. I hope we win once more as a result of I’m on 9 consecutive wins.
“Magny-Cours is one in every of my favorite tracks and I must win there as a result of Aragon and Jerez, I believe all Ducatis will likely be very sturdy.
“We’re the championship chief and we’ve bought an even bigger hole, however that is racing and every thing is feasible.”
Razgatlioglu’s Hungary hattrick included a win within the Superpole Race which stood out because the 1,000th race in WorldSBK historical past, which meant it was of extra significance to the Turkish rider, who additionally gained the 800th and 900th World Superbike races.
“It was a tremendous weekend,” he mentioned.
“We began very sturdy as a result of it is a new monitor for everybody. I tailored shortly.
“We did job with my group. I’m proud of this.
“The Superpole Race was very tough on account of many moist patches on monitor. We simply had a dry line however some elements had been nonetheless moist.
“We didn’t make a mistake, simply using and targeted on tempo.
“This race was essential as a result of I gained races 800 and 900, and I wanted to win 1000! I’m actually blissful. This can be a very particular race for me.”
